If you are willing to do the work, try building your own. Chris Van Haus has a web site- http://www.geocities.com/venhaus1/diymains.html
that offers a starting place. I just completed 5 power cords based on Chris' design in two days: 2 10 ft flavor #1 and 3 of flavor #2; 2-42" and one 7'. I have less than $50 invested in each of the longest cords. I already had aftermarket power cords in place in my system. The least expensive were some Transparent that retail for about $130. The cords I made, I feel, offer far better performance than what they replaced.
What is better performance? There was no haze, hash, veiled character, or noise covering low level detail, and much tighter bass. In my system, there was also a change of perspective in that the front of the sound stage semed to move forward, while the rear was unchanged. IMO the presentation of the sound is more musical and involving. I have found myself listening to music much more in the last three days - one thing leads to another, and another....
Anyway, DIY is a reasonable option.
that offers a starting place. I just completed 5 power cords based on Chris' design in two days: 2 10 ft flavor #1 and 3 of flavor #2; 2-42" and one 7'. I have less than $50 invested in each of the longest cords. I already had aftermarket power cords in place in my system. The least expensive were some Transparent that retail for about $130. The cords I made, I feel, offer far better performance than what they replaced.
What is better performance? There was no haze, hash, veiled character, or noise covering low level detail, and much tighter bass. In my system, there was also a change of perspective in that the front of the sound stage semed to move forward, while the rear was unchanged. IMO the presentation of the sound is more musical and involving. I have found myself listening to music much more in the last three days - one thing leads to another, and another....
Anyway, DIY is a reasonable option.